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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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