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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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