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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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