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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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