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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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