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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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