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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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