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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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