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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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