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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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