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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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