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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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