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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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