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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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