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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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