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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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