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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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