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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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