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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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