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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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