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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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