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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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