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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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