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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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