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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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