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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 (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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