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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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