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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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