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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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