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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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