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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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