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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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