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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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