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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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