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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources