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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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