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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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