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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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