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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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