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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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