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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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