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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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