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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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