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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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