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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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