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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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