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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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