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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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