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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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