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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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