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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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