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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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