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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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