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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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