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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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