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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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