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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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