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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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