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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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