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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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