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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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