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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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