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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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