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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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