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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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