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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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