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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores 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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