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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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