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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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