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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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