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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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