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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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