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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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