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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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