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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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