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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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