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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major 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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