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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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