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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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