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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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