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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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