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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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