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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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