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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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