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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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