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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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