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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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