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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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