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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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