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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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