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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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