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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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