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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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