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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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