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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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