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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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