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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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