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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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