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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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