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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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