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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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