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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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