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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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