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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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