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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes 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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