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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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