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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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