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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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