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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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