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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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