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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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