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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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