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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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