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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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