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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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