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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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