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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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