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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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