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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important 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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