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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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