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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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