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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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