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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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