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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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