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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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