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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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