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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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