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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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