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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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