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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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