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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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