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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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