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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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