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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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