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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the 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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