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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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