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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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