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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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