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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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