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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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