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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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