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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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