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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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