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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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