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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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