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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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