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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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