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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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