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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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