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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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