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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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