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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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