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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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