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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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