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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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