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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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