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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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