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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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