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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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