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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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