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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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