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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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