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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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