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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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