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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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