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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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