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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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