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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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