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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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