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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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