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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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