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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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