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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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