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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire 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 topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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