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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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