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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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