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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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