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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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