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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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