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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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