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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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