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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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