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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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