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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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