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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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