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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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