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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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