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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 (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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