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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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