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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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