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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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