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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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