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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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