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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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