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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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