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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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