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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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