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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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