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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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