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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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