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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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