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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major 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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