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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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