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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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