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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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