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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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