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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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