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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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