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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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