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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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