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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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