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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the 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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