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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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