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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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