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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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