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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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