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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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