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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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