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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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