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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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