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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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