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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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