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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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