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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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