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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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