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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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