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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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