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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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