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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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