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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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