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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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