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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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