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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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