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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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