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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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