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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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