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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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