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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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