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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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