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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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