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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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