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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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