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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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