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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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