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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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