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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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