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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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