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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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