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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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