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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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