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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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