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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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