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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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