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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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