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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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