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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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