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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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