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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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