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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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