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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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