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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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