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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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