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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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