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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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