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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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