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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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