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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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