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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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