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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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