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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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