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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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