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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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