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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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