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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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