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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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