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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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