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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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