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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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