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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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