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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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