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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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