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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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