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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic 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 scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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