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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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