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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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