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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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