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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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