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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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