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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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