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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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