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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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