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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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