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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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