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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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