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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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