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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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