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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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