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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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