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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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