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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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