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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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