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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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