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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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