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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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