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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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