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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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