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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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