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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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