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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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