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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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