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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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