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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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