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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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