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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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