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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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