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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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