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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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