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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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