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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition