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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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