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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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