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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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