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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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