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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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