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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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