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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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