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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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