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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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