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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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