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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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