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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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