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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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