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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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