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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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