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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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