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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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