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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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