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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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