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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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