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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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