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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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