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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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