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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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