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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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