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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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