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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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