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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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