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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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