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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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