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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources