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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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