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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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