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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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