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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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