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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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