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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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