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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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