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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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