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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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