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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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