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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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