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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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