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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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