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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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