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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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