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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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