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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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