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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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