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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major 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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