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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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