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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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