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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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