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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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