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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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