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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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