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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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