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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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