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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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