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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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