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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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