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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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