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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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