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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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