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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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