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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers 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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