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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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