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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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