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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes 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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