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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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 MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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