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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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