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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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