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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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