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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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