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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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