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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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