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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the 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 new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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