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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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