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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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