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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources