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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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