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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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