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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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