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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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