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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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