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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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