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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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