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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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