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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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