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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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