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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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