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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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