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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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