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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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