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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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