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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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