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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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