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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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