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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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