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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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