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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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