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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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