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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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