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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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