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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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