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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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