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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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