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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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