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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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