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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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