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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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