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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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