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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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