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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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