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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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