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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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