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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of 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 low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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