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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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