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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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