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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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