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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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