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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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