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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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