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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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