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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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