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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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