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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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