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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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