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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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