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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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