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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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