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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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