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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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