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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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