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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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