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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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