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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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