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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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