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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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