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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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