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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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