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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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