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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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