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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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