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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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