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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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