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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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