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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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