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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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