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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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