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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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