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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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