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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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