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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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