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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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