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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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