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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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