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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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