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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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