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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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