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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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