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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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