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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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