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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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