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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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