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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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