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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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