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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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