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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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