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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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