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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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