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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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