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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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