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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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