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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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