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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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