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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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