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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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