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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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