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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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