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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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