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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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