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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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