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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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