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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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