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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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