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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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