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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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