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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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