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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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