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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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