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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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