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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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